"The scheduled route distance of this private flight is 8,268 kilometers. It is expected to be in the air for 9 hours and 55 minutes and will land at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport at 2:20 am Beijing time..."
The crew chief of the Gulfstream G550 Following the standard service procedure, he smiled and reported the flight information to Zhou Wang and Ms. Yang.
... This stewardess is also fair-skinned, beautiful and long-legged. Compared to the big star like Miss Yang, she seems to be more interested in Zhou Wang. She has a pair of talking eyes, always trying to seduce when they look at each other. What.
However, considering that this was a private jet belonging to a rich domestic man whom Zhou Wang didn't know, who knew who this flight attendant was, Zhou Wang acted very indifferently and waved her away after serving her a drink.
In fact, there is no need for her to make announcements. You can see the flight dynamics in real time on the electronic display above the seat.
At this time, the plane is passing through the Yanshan Mountains. According to the route, it will draw an arc-shaped semicircle on the map, passing through the grassland country, the white bear country, etc., and finally enters Europe.
It only takes 10 hours to fly, which is shorter than the 11 hours Miss Yang said, which makes Zhou Wang very satisfied.
The most awesome thing is... there is Wifi on the plane.
In other words, during these 10 hours of flight time, Zhou Wang did not have to choose to listen to music, watch movies, or sleep in a daze like when taking a domestic flight. Instead, he could play with his mobile phone unscrupulously and maintain communication connections with the outside world. .
Moreover, Zhou Wang just tried it and found that the network speed was almost the same as on the ground. There was no lag at all even when he was watching short videos.
This is a really cool thing.
Of course, Wifi is not exclusive to private jets. In fact, most mainstream aircraft have the ability to provide Wifi. However, due to safety considerations, most domestic airlines currently do not offer this service. Even if they do, it is only within 3,000 meters. Wifi will only be available at the following flight altitudes.
"Sister Mi, if you look at me like that again, I can only think that you are seducing me..."
Just after replying to Cui Yeqing's WeChat message, Zhou Wang inadvertently looked up and saw Yang, who was also holding a mobile phone. Mi glanced at him with unknown meaning, and Zhou Wang couldn't help but complain.
At this time, Yang Mi was holding her cell phone and humming: "Zihan helped me find the blind spot, Zhou Wang, you must have planned it..."
"What blind spot?"
Zhou Wang was startled.
"Zihan told me, if you hadn't planned it from the beginning, how could you have applied for a visa to a romantic country in advance?"
"Visa..."
Zhou Wang was surprised for a while, and then he realized that he seemed to have ignored a very important question.
The boarding procedures were completed for Zhou Wang when he arrived at the airport. The Feitian General Aviation staff who had already received a call from Cui Yeqing helped Zhou Wang. As for Zhou Wang's passport and ID card, Miao Ying sent them from the hotel, so they needed to apply in advance. What about your visa?
Zhou Wang, who has never been abroad in his own memory, almost forgot that he needs to apply for a visa to go abroad. Without a visa, theoretically he cannot board the plane...
"Then how come you have a visa to go to a romantic country? "
Zhou Wang, who didn't know how to answer this question for a while, sent a message to Cui Yeqing to ask, and asked Miss Yang with a calm smile.
Miss Yang rolled her eyes at Zhou Wang: "Two of the brands I endorse are headquartered in Paris. I often fly there to attend various fashion events, so I always apply for a long-term Schengen visa. There are many in the entertainment industry. Artists are like this...I thought you knew!"
"How could I know..."
Zhou Wang shook his head. Just as he was about to say something, Cui Yeqing's reply came over. He looked down and couldn't help but be surprised.
Then Zhou Wang rummaged through the Hermes Hac a dos bag and found his passport. Miss Yang was attracted by Zhou Wang's actions. When she saw the cover of Zhou Wang's passport, she was surprised.
"No, Zhou Wang, you actually have a diplomatic passport!"
Zhou Wang's eyes were also a little stunned. He hadn't noticed before. It turned out that after his passport went through the [Time Gear], not only did it have internal changes, but some The worn cover has also quietly changed.
The color of the cover changed to a brighter red, and the four gilded characters "Diplomatic Passport" on the cover were shining with a certain luster.
Zhou Wang didn't stupidly ask Ms. Yang what a "diplomatic passport" was, but searched for it himself.
To put it simply, according to international and domestic laws, holding this license is equivalent to being a recognized important person or messenger. Official departments in other regions usually give the license holder due respect, courtesy, immunity, etc... …
This series of benefits includes "visa exemption".
Of course, for such a special license to take effect, the two regions need to reach a consensus first.
And with the power of China, there is no doubt that the diplomatic passports issued by us will be valid in most places in the world.
Only then did Zhou Wang understand the reason why he was able to board the plane smoothly...it was some kind of accident.
"Can you show it to me?"
Miss Yang obviously rarely saw such a special license and asked with interest.
But Zhou Wang didn't give it to her, because Miss Yang would be curious to ask questions after seeing the dense records in the passport, but Zhou Wang was too lazy to make up an explanation.
"Cheapskate!"
Yang Mi snorted, then lowered her head to chat with Zhou Zihan. Judging from the fast speed of her typing, she might be saying "bad things" about Zhou Wang.
During this moment of being alone with Yang Mi, Zhou Wang finally discovered that no matter whether a woman is in her twenties or thirties, as long as she is single, she still seems to have a girlish heart...
Yang Mi has an absolutely mature figure . , but his personality doesn't seem to be much more stable than Zhou Zihan's. No wonder the two can become best friends.
However, Zhou Wang believed that their behavior in bed must be completely different. When thinking this way, four words suddenly came to Zhou Wang's mind...
He quickly shook his head to dispel those messy thoughts.
Whether it was Yang Mi or Zhou Zihan, they were actually women Zhou Wang didn't want to mess with. It was a pity that he left in a hurry, otherwise he should have brought his senior sister with him. After all, he had thought of taking Jiang Mo on a trip before.
...Although the recent senior sister may not have the time, in order to prepare for that important ceremony, her daily training schedule is almost full, and even Qingmei's classes have been delayed a lot.
Considering that he would not stay in Paris for more than a day, Zhou Wang still had a lot of things on his hands, so he quickly stopped worrying about it.
"Hey, by the way, Zhou Wang, do you speak French?"
At this time, Miss Yang remembered something and raised her head to ask Zhou Wang.
"No way..."
"Then we just go there in a daze like this?"
Miss Yang's eyes widened, and then she helplessly held her forehead, "Brother, you should bring an interpreter with you at least, I just fly Romantica often. Just because I'm from China doesn't mean I'm proficient in French..."
"It's not too late to find someone after landing, right?"
Zhou Wang wasn't too worried about this problem.
"It's not as simple as you think. Since you want to buy more than one piece of high-end jewelry, the transaction amount involved is at least tens of millions. Can you rest assured that this kind of thing will not be negotiated through your own people?"
Yang Mi frowned and explained, Then she waved her hands helplessly, "Forget it, I still know some people there, let me think about it..."
As she said that, Yang Mi lowered her head and fiddled with her phone again, not knowing who to contact.
After being reminded by Yang Mi, Zhou Wang also realized that it seemed a bit hasty. However, this trip was a bit hasty, and many things could only be seen step by step...
That's what Zhou Wang thought. At that time, the flight attendant who came to deliver things in high heels put the fruit plate on the table and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhou, the plane is about to cross the border and enter the airspace of the Prairie Country. The captain asked me to remind you You two, because the weather conditions in the grassland country are not very good, the plane may experience some turbulence next, please..."
Hearing what the flight attendant said, Zhou Wang looked out the window.
Are you leaving the country soon?
Zhou Wang felt a little excited in his heart. After all, this was the first time he went abroad in his serious memory... Even though he was sitting on the plane, he didn't feel much.
He raised his head and glanced at the electronic display screen of the route, and happened to see the aircraft graphics on the screen slowly crossing the line. At this moment, Zhou Wang suddenly heard the system prompt-
ding!
[It is detected that the host has stepped abroad for the first time, taking a milestone step in improving his horizons, triggering a mysterious reward]
[The host obtains a one-time prop - "Kieran's Time Gear" (No. 003)]
[Warning: This prop belongs to One of the highest-level control items in the system store. Please use it in a spirited state, otherwise your life may be in danger]
Ding!
[The Mystery Shop has been updated, and some overseas props have been put on the shelves]
...
Zhou Wang's body shook slightly, and he got a new [Time Gear]?
Doesn't that mean that I can read a "lost memory" again?
Judging from the numbering, the story about Gear 003 this time should have happened before 006. Judging from the time, it should belong to his "entrepreneurial period" overseas?
Zhou Wang had some guesses in his mind, but he could turn on the [Gear] in a while anyway. He happened to have enough time now, so he didn't need to think too much, he would know it in a moment.
Then Zhou Wang saw the second prompt, and his consciousness sank into the "Mysterious Shop" again, wanting to see what props had been added.
After just a quick glance, Zhou Wang's expression became strange.
In fact, the added props are not too many, but one of them happens to be what he needs now...
[Yumi's Magic Dictionary (permanent prop): After using it, you will gain the talent of proficiency in the current world's mainstream languages, and extremely Greatly enhance the ability to learn other small languages]
[Exchange price: 888888 reputation points]
[I am the most magical cat! ]
Damn it, isn't this just what you lack?
But it doesn't seem right. Maybe this is "your" ability. Otherwise, how can you explain that you have been so prosperous abroad in the past few years?
Once again caught in a logical paradox, Zhou Wang quickly shook his head and stopped thinking about it. However, the high exchange price of 880,000 points made him hesitate a little.
After redeeming the [Windbreaker] last time, his reputation value was once cleared, but it increased a lot with the release of a new video.
When he joined the Douyin Group, the system once again rewarded him with 200,000 reputation points. Coupled with last night's incident, he also gained a lot of reputation points, so now Zhou Wang still has millions of reputation points. The remaining value is just enough.
Considering that this was a permanent improvement after all, it would not be a loss no matter what, so Zhou Wang still redeemed it.
After a dictionary with mysterious stars appeared in the system warehouse, Zhou Wang clicked "Use" directly. Following Zhou Wang's thoughts, the dictionary turned into nothingness, and then, a cool feeling enveloped Zhou Wang's body. The brain fades away in an instant.
Is this the end?
Zhou Wang blinked, as if he didn't feel anything special...
But the [Dictionary] already stated that it only increased his talent, so he still needs to learn it by himself?
With uncertainty in mind, Zhou Wang directly downloaded a foreign language learning tool from the app store on his phone, then clicked on the app and started trying it.
A moment later...
"Fuck!"
"What are you doing?"
Miss Yang, who was chatting with someone on the phone across the street, was startled by Zhou Wang and looked up in surprise. "Hey, Sister Mi, let me test you."
"What are you testing me for?"
Seeing Zhou Wang's mysterious look, Yang Mi couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Do you know how to say 'Where's my husband?' in eight languages?"
"... Shenjing!"
Yang Mi choked, gave Zhou Wang a hard look and turned away to ignore him.
Zhou Wang was a little regretful, because from Yang Mi's reaction, he couldn't tell whether she had watched the video or not, but it was obviously not easy to ask about this kind of thing. Zhou Wang, whose bad taste was half satisfied, lowered his head and continued to immerse himself in the video. in language learning.
This [Magic Dictionary] can only be described as a blast to the sky!
The most intuitive expression of the simple words "language proficiency talent" is that Zhou Wang has N abilities in language learning such as "photographic memory", "drawing inferences from one instance" and "drawing on analogies".
He can memorize any word by reading it once, and learn any pronunciation vividly by listening to it once...
Fast, too fast!
It's almost the same feeling as when I was doing the second round of reading, but the feeling of "God's help" is even more obvious.
Zhou Wang originally thought that even though he had redeemed the [Dictionary], he was going to the Romantic Country soon, so it would be too late to cram for it, but now he found that his worries were unnecessary.
In less than 10 hours, he should be able to initially master French, a language that is said to be among the top ten most difficult in the world.
The language proficiency gifted to him by the system is not just in French. The definition of "current world mainstream languages" is the eight languages commonly referred to, namely English, Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic and Japanese.
As long as you master these eight languages, you will have the confidence to wander around the world.
Then Zhou Wang tried some smaller languages such as Korean and Thai, and found that although the learning speed was not as fast as mainstream languages, it was still amazing.
If Zhou Wang can calm down and calm down, within a year, there will be no people in the world... or species that he can't communicate with.
From now on, my mother will no longer have to worry about me watching movies without "Chinese subtitles"...
Time for studying always flies by. When Zhou Wang was awakened by the sound of a voice call, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.
Opposite Yang Mi had put down her cell phone at some point, and was holding her chin and staring at Zhou Wang strangely. She was probably wondering what Zhou Wang, who had been wearing headphones, was thinking about in the past hour.
Zhou Wang picked up the phone and looked at it, a little surprised, because the call was from Qiu Zeyu.
He answered the phone and Qiu Zeyu's voice came from the other end: "Brother, I heard that you are on the way to Paris?"
"Did Zihan tell you?"
Zhou Wang was not surprised and immediately guessed something.
"Yes, I heard that you took a flight to go shopping. You traveled far enough..."
"You haven't even left the earth, so it's okay...Brother Yu, please call me. Is there anything going on with the Xue family?"
Zhou Wang teased first and then asked.
"It's not that it's not that fast. It's only been less than a day. They probably haven't figured out what happened last night. I'm looking for you because of another thing."
"Brother Yu, what are your orders?"
"Instructions? It's hard to say, but strictly speaking, you, Mr. Zhou, are really responsible for this matter..."
"What is it?"
Zhou Wang became even more curious after hearing this.
"That's right, Tiktok is the overseas version of Douyin. It happens to be holding a carnival-like event there recently. You also know that this kind of event will inevitably require some sponsorship. At present, some brands have shown their willingness to contact us, but The conditions given were quite harsh, and the person in charge there was unable to make decisions due to authority issues, so..."
After listening to Qiu Zeyu's general explanation, Zhou Wang finally understood...
What Qiu Zeyu asked Zhou Wang to do was really not a private matter.
Since the international version of Douyin was launched globally in 2017, with the rapid development of Douyin Group, the development momentum of overseas companies has also been equally strong.
As of 2024, the global monthly active users of overseas companies have exceeded 1 billion, making it one of the most popular short video platforms among young people.
Especially in areas such as the Goddess Kingdom, Asan Kingdom, and the southeast, the influence of overseas companies is amazing.
Only in Europe, the development of overseas companies is slightly embarrassing.
Except for it being relatively smooth in certain regions, its promotion in other places has encountered varying degrees of resistance and has been tepid.
Let's not talk about other reasons for now, but you only need to look at the news to know that the supervision of TikTok in some places has reached an unreasonable level.
For example, just in September last year, the Irish Data Protection Commission imposed a fine of 345 million euros on TikTok on the grounds that overseas companies violated the protection principles of young people's private data.
A helpless and somewhat funny fact is that overseas companies have directly deposited a reserve of US$1 billion in the public account to cope with possible fines they may receive in the future.
...I will directly predict your fine. You can decide how much you want to be fined.
Against this background, TikTok has made a lot of efforts to expand its market share in Europe.
In addition to investing in construction, providing jobs, etc., organizing various activities to expand influence is also one of the strategies.
What Qiu Zeyu and Zhou Wang said is that it is one of the most important ceremonies this year, held around Halloween. Sponsorships are not only to save costs, but also to make the cake bigger. The more international first-line brands participate, the more There is no doubt that this event will become more and more successful.
Just because of the situation of overseas companies in Europe, these brands will also take advantage of TikTok, and the sponsorship conditions they offer are not very generous.
In this case, the person in charge of the European region of the overseas company could not make a decision without authorization and could only report the matter to the group headquarters.
Because the development in Europe was not very smooth, the board of directors also had two completely different opinions on how to handle the matter, resulting in a delay in forming a final decision.
"You don't know how fiercely the big bosses were arguing in today's remote board meeting, because those brands are too offensive, and some people have suggested that they give up the European market..."
Qiu Zeyu said helplessly, "Now The situation is that because there has been no clear instruction from the headquarters, the branches in Europe are also very emotional, especially their leader, Mr. Lu, who has sent me his resignation letter. "
"But Mr. Lu's status is quite special, and the group has a special status. He will definitely not be allowed to leave at this time, so the burden of appeasing him falls on me, the deputy director of human resources..."
Zhou Wang suddenly realized after hearing this, no wonder Qiu Zeyu contacted him as soon as he heard that he was going to Paris. Got on myself.
Qiu Zeyu couldn't spare the time to travel to Europe in person for the time being, so he wanted to ask Zhou Wang, as a shareholder of the group, to meet Mr. Lu, who happened to be in Paris. On the one hand, he would understand the situation in person, and on the other hand, he would It's to help comfort the other person.
"I understand. Brother Yu, please send me the relevant information and business card. I will act accordingly."
"Okay, but brother, you don't have to put too much pressure on me. I have had several calls with Mr. Lu. Each time, the effect was not very good. I'm afraid the other party has already decided to leave. If nothing can be done, it can only be forgotten..."
"Brother Yu, will you be held accountable for this matter?"
Zhou Wang heard Qiu Zeyu's words. The sigh in his words made him startled.
"There's no question of accountability. It's just that the director of the human resources department will retire at the end of the year. If I want to take a further step within the group..."
Qiu Zeyu didn't finish his words, but Zhou Wang already understood what he meant.
Qiu Zeyu, who is in his early thirties, has taken the position of deputy director of the human resources department in Douyin Group. It is undeniable that he has the corresponding abilities, but the objective fact is that Qiu Zeyu's family background has played a great role. The role...or the decisive role.
Under this premise, it is conceivable that Qiu Zeyu is under great pressure. If he can make Mr. Lu change his mind, it will undoubtedly dispel many doubts and provide him with enough resources for his next promotion. The chips...
reciprocated the favor. Qiu Zeyu spared no effort to help him yesterday. Zhou Wang naturally wanted to repay him.
But of course Zhou Wang was not sure. After all, this matter was a black eye for him at the moment. He chatted with Qiu Zeyu for a few more words. After hanging up the phone, Qiu Zeyu sent a lot of relevant messages on WeChat. information.
Zhou Wang scanned it briefly, but suddenly his eyes stopped because he saw a familiar brand on the list of pre-selected brand sponsors for this Halloween event.
In other words, it can't be considered "familiar", just a bit of a connection.
Brioni...
the top luxury brand of customized suits that once claimed that "where Zhou Wang is, they are not there".
Zhou Wang's eyes stayed for a few seconds, then he put down the information, put down his phone, and looked at the time. He suddenly stood up and said to Yang Mi, who had been pricking up her ears:
"Sister Mi, I suddenly feel sleepy. I want to Let's go sleep for a while... together?"
"Huh?"
Yang Mi didn't react at first. It wasn't until Zhou Wang laughed and he had already reached the back cabin that she blushed slightly and couldn't help but spit.
...The flight attendant is still standing nearby, what a joke!
…
Soon, Zhou Wang, who entered the lounge, closed the door and lay down on the bed.
Of course, Zhou Wang didn't really come here to sleep. After putting on the blindfold, he immediately sank his consciousness into the system warehouse, and then gently touched the "gear" with the white starlight shining in it.
A piece of information suddenly jumped out -
[Kieran's Time Gear (No. 003) - After use, it will interact with the long river of time and generate a forgotten time]
[Basic coordinates: April 23, 2022]
[Estimated interception time : 60 days]
[Turn it on immediately? ]
...
60 days?
Zhou Wang was a little surprised. It was 40 days longer than last time. Fortunately, there were still seven or eight hours before landing, which should be enough.
Thinking like this, Zhou Wang has already made his choice:
"Yes."